Ardonis chlorophilata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Bhutan and India.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Ardonis |
Species: | A. chlorophilata
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Binomial name | |
Ardonis chlorophilata (Walker, 1863)
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The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings have some dark rufous at the base of the costa, as well as triangular medial and smaller postmedial patches and a quadrate apical patch. The costal half of the hindwings is white, with a black mark. The inner area is green, with a dark base and three indistinct waved lines.[2]
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ardonis chlorophilata (Walker 1863)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ Walker, Francis (1862). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Vol. 26. p. 1768 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.